Kokum Butter

Description

Kokum Butter comes from the seeds of the Garcinia indicia tree indigenous to India. Often underrated, Kokum Butter is a firm, cream-coloured and stable vegetable butter, which exhibits a typical oily scent. It offers excellent emollient properties which promotes a healthy looking skin. It is quickly absorbed into the skin without leaving a greasy feel and is often used as a substitute for Cocoa Butter due to its uniform triglyceride composition.

Kokum butter is also used for its emollient and regenerative properties so is a good choice for damaged skin preparations.
It can help prevent drying of the skin and development of wrinkles and softens and helps restore skin flexibility.
It can help to heal cracked lips, hands and soles of the feet.
It is said to be regenerative for skin cells and can help reduce degeneration of skin cells along with restoring elasticity.
Kokum butter is non-comodegenic (doesn’t clog pores) and penetrates the skin quickly, leaving a light weight, non-greasy feel.

INCI: Garcinia indica seed butter

Appearance: Solid white to off-white soft brittle/ crumbly butter, with a mild to neutral odour.

Refinement: Refined

Purity: 100%

Origin: Indian/Ghana/Netherlands

Solubility: Oil

Melting point: 37 – 40°C

Usage rate: Up to 100% – Depending on desired consistency of final product.

Typical fatty acid profile:
Stearic: 40 – 60%
Oleic: 30 – 45%
Palmitic: 2 – 8%
Linoleic: 1 – 4%

Absorption rate: Fast to Average

Comedogenic rating: 0 – 1

Skin type recommended: Most skin types, particularly dry and damaged skin.

Common Uses: With its relatively high melt point, Kokum Butter liquefies slowly at skin temperature making it ideal for use in lipsticks and lip balms. It is also used in bar soaps, body butters, creams and conditioners.

Recommended Usage:
• Lotions & Creams: 5 – 20 %
• Balms: 5 – 100 %
• Bar Soaps: 5 – 20 %
• Hair Conditioners: 2 – 5 %

When adding a butter to creams and lotions, it might be necessary to gently warm it until melted or very soft in texture, and can be incorporated into the final product. Using a hand blender, create a vortex with your cream or lotion and drizzle in your melted butter until fully incorporated and consistently smooth. For addition in soaps, the general rule of thumb is one tablespoon per pound (15 ml/500 g). As with most raw materials, results may vary, so we strongly recommend small, lab-scale batches prior to any commercial manufacturing.

Shelf Life:Store in cool temperatures (below 25 °C) away from light and moisture in an air-tight container. The product will become liquid above ambient temperatures (e.g., 36 °C), but will re-solidify upon cooling without affecting functionality. This butter has a shelf-life of one year when stored properly.

PLEASE NOTE: The product image and packaging shown above is a general representation of the product. Product colour may vary from batch to batch and the packing available may be different.
Our products are for external use only unless otherwise indicated. This information is for information purposes and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

DISCLAIMER:
– DAKITZ NATURAL PRODUCTS are for cosmetic, personal care formulations and are meant for external use only unless otherwise STATED.

– We recommend working with a chemist or a formulator if you’re not advanced in formulating.

– This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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